R.D. Abbott Expands Distribution for LANXESS Tire and Specialty Rubber Unit

R.D. Abbott Company, Inc. (RDA), a full-service rubber industry supplier, has signed a new distribution agreement with the Tire and Specialty Rubber (TSR) business unit of LANXESS Corporation to expand its distribution of LANXESS TSR products to the continental United States.

Prior to this revised agreement, RDA represented LANXESS TSR product lines in the western U.S. This new distribution agreement expands their working relationship to the rest of the United States.

Specifically, this agreement will be in effect July 1, 2015, and includes the following trade names: X_Butyl® (including Regular Butyl, Chlorobutyl, Bromobutyl, and Ionomer) and BUNA® (including CoBR, NdBR, LiBR, ESBR, SSBR). On the same date, LANXESS affiliate Rhein Chemie Additives will cease distribution of these product lines.

Founded in 1948, R.D. Abbott Company, Inc. (RDA) is a North American supplier and stocking distributor of materials used in rubber compounding and fabrication—including elastomeric polymers, chemicals, and ancillary products. They offer compound development and optimization, tooling and process design, bonding and surface modification solutions, as well as on-site technical service to ensure optimal productivity.

Source: R.D. Abbott